["•rln* TOJee. place. WnI ed to tte Vaati «ith the thoatHPrtot upon It T tMpk ttet we ca VOU to tho peaiHMUhi? for a la with rerj' Uttle troobH. WO y uo'r, I>craptoor Demptse iMtaM. denUl nj lips. znnrlBf foor IbJUs eye*. “HTMt Ao yoo want 1 asked In a dtskinc wtOaper. -I— Oh. my Oodl' TWa baa go&e further already—" “I ^3t to know bow many men are with Tom In ‘hi* tblngv

“Doot be • tod as woO as a coward. Demgtonl" muttered Stan “Ton are such a petty little thief that nobody la goioc to wnat to pro* yon It you. help u uow. There ta Torre and Jnarea and yon. Who el set" "I-* dent knew." Dempton licked hi* dry Up* and aarayed between Vidal

■ Tom and Jt lire Inside, two oetaide with the

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"Outdder onetied Stnnway. “Ye*. To Hde away, leading extra horses, ao that It wo«M aound like a number of rider* were racing for the border. To laare the trail which yon followed eolith. The other fire to do' the work irnMa." "And De la Oflerra was never to be taken from the houser "No. B eetaned safer this way." "There was •vary braard !n It—* "Simply because you happened to t* at the rancho,” returned Demptoo with r. little ftneh Of blttemm. "Bad there bean «g*r hure been easy I lov.- for her gra "And Tor'et” "Killed a nun a month ago 1c San Antonio-da ronnlng away from the callowa. With the money he expected to make from this he could buy the ’•b'nce of (to one man who can Identify him as the murderer. It was his only chance." "Junreer "!• actoaky a rebel captain. Torre " a* to give him his share. Iheo Tom whs to hare a commission In the rebel army. He looked to distinguished faror* w-ben the rebels fought their w-y Into power. Ko 'Now what 7” "Now, If he goee Into Mexico the r, heis will ahoot him as a traitor. That was aoother chance be was tak■og. He was to gbre Are thousand do' lars to the cause. For. that they ret him hare Jnarea and the other men. Ho was to give hie life If tw lied to them, if he cricked their, or—If he failed. He cooM never -.et across the ( tor without -their Then Ocucho returned with word that everything was reedy. Vidal, at btanwajto oonraand. bound Dempton «■ '-urely once rcee, hand ;‘.i foot, rod loMed btm to the bed as or - m’j A « "a a aack of wheat. Ths

Staawny. ala revolver In his right bund, prueaed with tW left thumb spoo the spot t» tbs pending where another thumb bad prronil There was a little dick, and the panel add bock Into the wall, ehowlng a “ * r. a narrow iwruageway

■mu. jnere war* conoirs ouiiuis re. their steady flames cast leg a ir. yellow light. Each man keep three fed behind man In frxrt of him." whispered away. “We must have roe®. «l. Oaocbo. com* Jus! behind me " •e stepped throurb the d.«rr Info two-toot wide hallway which ran n« InsWk Urn wall. Its trend east~J and downward. Tb.re were oo i". but the slant Ird quickly under rouototlMa of the great adob* Ming. tanway iiamnil ths first candle ee< ' » niche In the rough wood wall, ••edy he felt that he must be brio* level of (be floor ubn. hecarae to • steady, a Bttfe Itmlh of air ring with it. '• turned a conwv. the bnMway ti«d up auddenly Into a rmttU. -)• walled room susue eight or ten 1 ••ouare. '•roes the room was a heavy baned r; In the center i<f the floor U%e a

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choked back In his throat by the hart hand* of the rancher. The struggle •ntod almost as soon as It began. “ it some aound oi the brief scuffle „. havp penetrated to the other side ef tbe oak door. Before the rest of toe vaqueros could crowd Into the l.ttle room the door had been Jerked

«iere was a snarled curie, the door smined shut, and there was the * at other bars lifted acroas It apoc other aide. “Tour axes!" shouted Staaway. leaping to one aide to make room. “Vidal, yon take one. Get It down, quick!" But, even to the attack of the great arms of Vidal and another of the cowboys, the great thick door stood defiant aa the swift seconds fled by. From the other side came the sound of quick, snapping voice* of scurrying feet, the eound of a cry which tingled through 8 tan way's blood and rent Vidal wltn redoubled vigor to the onslaught on the dodr. At last the door fell. 8tanway and Vidal, side by side, leaped through. There was another hall, wider than the first, sho* ter. At the end of the ban another door, studded with nalla, barred upon the farther side. Evidently there had been a second guard here, evidently In the next room

“De la Guerra." shouted 8 tan way.

"SmaUs in the door r he yelled. “Quick I Geucbo, go upstairs. Tel!

H* Turned s Corner. ^ them what ha* hapfwned. bet them watch out. Order the first man who appears to be shot If he makes a move toward a gun or to escap^. Bun. laocho!“ Before Oiucbo had turned *r> obey, before 8 tan way’s echoing words sank into silence, there came from beyond the doo- an exclamation of terror, a sodden cry. and the reverberating crac* of a revolver. Then brief silence again for a mo mrut which neemed eng. and the Wow* of two axes, ripping and tearing at the oak planks of the door. CHAPTER XII. The towc Apain. With splinters flying, shocked upon Its heavy bingos, the greet oak door was open. Btsnwsy slipped through; Vidal, hi* deep cheat panting from hi# herculean labor, ax atlll gripped In ao eoonnoas hand, came after him. hi* fallow* crowding after them. A Urge room this time, aome thirty feet aquare. furnished well; blaokota. scattered morsels of bread and meat, showing ttut hero Torre's men had been. A glance showed that the room was empty of human occupants: a second gtanro found ooe man lying done U, the wotl, Ump and inert, a red atalo upon Ij* breast. gtanway ran to him, stooped, stood straight with a little grunt of aaUffnrtion. It vm* not any oo# of the Do Is Guerra household _»* scrideouily by toe of hia fellows,” be mettered. “Or dae De l* Guerra ha* got his hands on a rovob door at the far aide «f the room open; n r*».lle atlll burned brigtilly Up.® a mile stand There been oo tin-- loot In leaving. -j hear uan ruuaing }tmd»r’ " VIdal'a Wg Anger potnied through the They ran ultB Wm. crowding to-

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,ln there v as a hallway, thh- one <o.n imVr the molti fl'*"’ end ac that throe umb might P*«» Mrt ih.”ti*!i U. There came s sharp tfc. fouUUfls wen looder. B»«

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wart. “It .6 Gaucbo and Mi mobl" are theyT" cried Gsucho, ex dtedly; “The ma«grT Th* senorlul You did cot find them7" • “»ou did not mcot thamr to a (harp try from the rooefarr. —r ' | met no one!" Oaucho answtxod. a look of woadar In hla “Theo there la anoth hive fooled us. Gomel get out of the house." They turned, rushing back toward the room they had just quitted. And at the instant Stanway plunged -back through the doorway he knew where were these men of Torre’s. For be heart Torre’s voice sheutlhg loudly Just above his head where ha had already Judged the drawing room must be; tic knew that through some

thought to trap bad made their way there, and be remembered that his own orders had been for one man only to watch over the bound Torre and Juana. “Nunes! Castjol" Torre was cnlb lug. his tones rfeging out clear, the

man here only. Kill him! Ah I" There was the crack at a revolver, a cry. the sound of ji body falling. ‘'Now!" and again Torre's vole* rang triumphant. “Cut these damnw* ropes, Caatro ! You others free Juarea. Watch the doors. Quart the passageway. By the lord of hen. well win this game yet!" “They are too rany “'panted a dl* senting voice. We—” “Cowart and fool!" cried Tom'* echoing voice. “Give me that gun. Now, listen. I have found where the De la Goerra banco is! It's Just yonder In the old man's bedroom. It*a foil of gold, companeroe. And then— watch the doors, amigos! Then croer the border with our packsta fa'.H" Thao came answering sbc jts,- rite noise of heavy furniture b»lhg dragged across the floor and piled at the doors, Torre's voice giving commands. “But where is the master!" t. vaquero whispered anxiously. ‘They have killed him!" “And the senoritar cried Gaucbo. They ran about the room, seeking n sign of that other passageway which hr d led these man directly Into the drawing room. "We had better go baric." commanded Btauway crisply, after a short search which showed nothing. “We can break down the door Into the room where they are. Gaucbo, Mentor. Vidal, yen men stay here an that they cannot play hide-and-seek with us again." “Pardon, senor. You nr* very kind I already owe you much. Biot now I shall take care of these bandits." It was the old Spaniard. eau*i*Don Antonio de la Guerra, hla^jYd-fash-lojed black coot faultlessly dean of a sp>'ck of dust, his fine white mustache curirt nicely, his eyes glowing very brightly, for a moment gentle and full of gratitude ns they rested upon the rancher, then very hart as they turned toward the celling. Hla vaqueroa cried out sharply nt the sight of him (.landing there so unexpectedly In their midst. From him they looked to the slender form of the *rbitf-faced girl at the door of a Uitle closet which De la Goerra had sod d -nly thrown open. ■or!" cried Btanway. aa•Rot hurtT’ "L asoorT" De la Guerin llflad one whit# hand, showing for a moment the revolver In It “At your attack I •toed this. One man I quieted. In te rush I got T« iere. She. too. I* unhurt Again hla One old face hardened, hla eye* were burning black pool# of mcrcliesa rage. He olejipad acroa* th. room, set hi* hand to a spot which hl« thrtmh found readily, and a narrow door flew back, showing a stairway. CTO I K CONTINUBttJ

Daydream*. Dreams will al lime* reveal to o* how little we have forgowan; but The value of dream* *1 a key to rotngin lira ore Is distorted end diminished by what seem* their lack of selection They Wend the past with the praeent. or with sheer ImpoaslbUltg, In-atu h o bopMem medley. At their heat our dreams seem fan lade*, based upon the real jrat wonder tag from It with errsrtr Inccnarom-uiv of which the possible meaning elude* And yet a dream sometime* will revive so much, with miracle a* of rrectlon. But It la in oar day dreams, when rear on stilt ratlin* the rontrolPog hand, that we mojt surely touch the pa* - ; and daydreams are the poetry of memory.

On Probation, aa It Wars. Preparatory to showinv BSmer hi* new sister, hi* father said: “What o > you say lo getting a new bkby at oar house, sonny V Elmer Htouglit » i.i.«ment and then aald; "Let's Ju«l rent ooe till we see how w« Ukc It for Jimmy (Elmer's chum) says he is IIrod of hla; U crias aU the Urn*."

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a graceful, loo*,-handled parasol on Ispanese Unas, made of doll blue taf>tu and hand-painted In purple and plack. .The handle la black wood. NovHty paranoia are decided additions to the summer wardrobe and by the jt hond-palaUag U la possible for a woman to posse*» ooe, or a number !br that matter, entirely different from laythlng tbs. shops may be able to yffer. A plain parasol purchased at a aumlnal _pilce may be easily trans!onned Into a really rich and apparenty expensive article by decorating It embroidered designs.

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seen, but vividly piumaged birds are MEectiva. The surface of one lovely yarnaol noticed recently was -pretty well covered with round dots in varl*ob sites dad colors, the general effect mgcesUng flooring hallooes. {The smock bhown may be made of fBorgette Is any preferred odor and ■Bbroidered with heavy wool In coofro.iiing shade. Smocks now briqg brought out for tall emphasise the strong hold this garment baa acquired. The Cossack •Doric Is an Interesting model. This Is rut on straight Dues and la somewhat longer than*the conventional smock. Ihe Jersey weaves either In «Uk or Wool (fiber silk Is more frequently employed than pure silk/ are popular tabrlcs, and brilliantly contrasting silk Joss, heavy wool or chenille is used to MEbroider the garment. One of these smocks will be found BceUent for sport wear during the ate summer or early tall days. The roung college or high school girl win

Hand-Painted Parasol and Modish Frock. find such a garment matched with a plain wool fabric akirt very useful. rTsporatlou of the wartro'*e of the girt who goes away to school should he l>egta early. Fortunately toll styles have a.ready been sufficiently settled so that making up simple dresses, blouse*, etc, for school wear may be i along next season style specifics-

IK STRIKING COLOR SCHEME Rainbow Effect Employed far Many Thing* Betid** the Costumes for Bridala and Parties. Rainbow effect* are much In vogue, and there are rainbow wedding* now at which the bridesmaids all appear in

As In th* days before the « Is taking on its'old time payety. Always a leader In fade and fancies, Pari* again strives to regain her proeminence. Our photo ehows th* latest sensation on the Bolt de Boulogne, a French mlas out for a stroll, her pretty limb* utterly devoid of any suggestion of hosiery.

a different hue. And there are rainbow party dresses that sre much In demand among.the younger girls Bat these rainbows are not always of the rt.julsrion sort. The people who plan them have a different color scheme. Take, for Instance, a very charming trousseau set offered In one of the smart shops. It contains, aside from ihe usual supply of lingerie, so-called, nil aorta of dainties for the boudclr— chaise longue covers, clothes hanger*, shoe tree*. c*||ilons. bags, etc. These are developed In a rainbow that consist* of pastel green, yellow, blue. Ivory white nnd shell pink. Not a bad combination of colors, to be sure, and perhaps under the circumstance* a better color scheme than nature’* own.

TO WEAR WHEN TRAVELING

Do you expect to take a trip soon! Then you will need for wear In the err or on the train a frock of dark blue silk, preferably taffeta. CharuMUs* Is very lovely, but under hart wear u la apt to grow dull looking. Crepe meteor Is cool nnd graceful, but It rumples easily. Crepe de eh lot has much to recommend It, hut to be a rent]y good quality It must be rather heavy, nnd this iroke* It warm. Taffeta crumples a trifle. It la true, but the soft weave* are not bad In this respect. You could do no better than choose dark blue taffeta. Different vest may accompany this gown, such aa batiste, marquisette or organdie. A very pretty vest Is made of Madeira embroidery. This Is a new idea. A little batiste gulmpe may also be worn with this

Cool Morning Frocks. Lovely little frocks for morning wear st n summer hotel, or afternoon r at horar. are of tinted donrt swlsa with cuffs, collar and hemmed sash of while lawn or vwlss sash embroidery. One of these dainty frocks Is lavender, has s tucked skirt, elbow sleeve* and surplice bodice. The while embroidery collar Is In shawl stupe, crossing with the surplice front* and deep cuffs are tied with coquettish bow* of lavender ribbon.

POLKA-DOT DESIGN POPULAR

Has Risen to th* Distinction of s Fad Among Society Woman at to* Nation's Capital. Th* polka dot la It* various axproaoo*. from ihe tlnleat dot lo the coin dot. aroma suddenly lo have “broken out" In Washington. Nswr a gathering three days of any particular moment thnt the allkra fock with Ita police-dot design doss not appear. Miss Bertha Ikdllng. sister of Mr*. Woodrow Wilson, wear* o*Umple (rock of dark navy blue nottroi voile ced In the IlsU-et of duts art very thickly together. A oae-plere effect, the frock has a surplice bodice wUh a tiny Inset vest of organdie and niff* uod collar also of organ die. The skirt has rather long swinging 'hip dfairies. A very smart frock of plain while mrgnttv combined wlih small polkadot pettern. in coral pink formed an attractive frock tho other evening ot *n Informal dinner at on* of the suburban “lo-.*" Which har* sprung up tike ogpriironma during lb* part two Mr*. Arthur Captor, wife of the

turns of navy Idoe georgette with large coin dote of white, the georgette draped over navy blue *Uk. - An attractive frock won. the other evening at a downtown cafe was of while geotgeite, the lualc. the bed sleeves nnd the long draped nush all of sapphire blue gworgelte coin doitod hi while, (he dais’ wide!) separatnl. The bnt was a amall toque of whit* •ado, tin brim a solid lonas of bitch kiaialUa graf* with black satin f*

BOTH PRETTY AND DURABLE Horoa-Knlt Towel That Wae a Favor* Its in toe Days When Grandmother Wa* Young. Thle Is the kind of towel used by our nneestor*. the direction* for making It being copied from a Oodey’s Magnolne. dnled 1850. Buy nr spin a few skeins or bolls of heavy cotton yarn. No. i wear* well, hut finer con he used If dealred. Gr«l 05 or 70 »tItches on long needle*; knll plain l.sck and forth until you have It the dealred length. A pretty colored border can be knit In If yorf wish to have It quite fancy; blue or pink or yellow, or all three In attlprs make s real pretty border. Heavy lac# ran be crortictcd on each end If preferred. These towel* If well knit of good y*rn will la*t for year* uved for o hath towel. Do not Unit too tightly.

Handkerchief*. Colored linen handkerchiefs In the conventional shade* of lavender, pink, yellow and bluo show a drawn work luind r't In a little from the hemstitched hem. These handkerchief' are eepertally dainty and any woman who like* colored handkerchief* would ho port to And them Bttrarilvc. Chemise Frocks for Children. Frock* for young girt* show : .»•• nmu* straight chctnlve line* with narrow Midi, tied loosely, low around iho hips, that the tailored frock* for wuin-

SUNDAY NIGHT LUNCH.

pishes which may he prepared on the table In a chafing dish or with bt-

English Monkey, “ask ooe cupful of stale bread crumbs In one cupful of milk until soft. Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add a capful of ooft cheese, nnd Then the cheese tm melted add the soaked crumbs, one egg slightly beaten. h*H « tea spoonful of salt and a few dashes of cayCook three miuutes aud poof over toasted crackers or toasted bread, nnd sprinkle with paprika. Jellied Chicken Set id*.—Put Into a saucepan three cupfuls of highly seasoned chicken stock, the whites and yolks of two eggs, three tablespoonfuls of gelatin and two tables poo of uh, of lemon Juice. Boll two minutes, stirring constantly. Place on the back of the range for thirty minutes, then strain through a double cheesecloth. Cover the bottom of Individual mould* will, liquid Jelly and set la ice water. When firm. decorate with red and greet, peppers cut In fancy sluipes; cover the decorations with the Jelly mixture. Moisten one cupful of cooked fowl with one-half cupful erf mayonnaise dressing to which has been added cue teaspoonful of geUttn dissolved In two tablespoonfuls of wnShape in baAo, pu. a ball In each mold and add Jelly lo fill mold*. Chill, remove to lettuce and serve with tnsy-

Another nice cheese dish which to va*y to prepare la toasted cheese sandwiches. Spread rounds of bread with butter, and fill with cheese mixed with cream, paprika and salt, put together sandwich fashion and fry In butter. • very little, not to make them too (rensy to handle. When brown on both sides serve with a plain lettuce ulad. Olive oil may be used to hrowa ihe sandwiches In. Scrambled Egg*.—To make a few egga go tether In tervlnc. use from t quarter to a balfji cupful of wellnutoed rice; brown the rice In butter or sweet fat of any kind la a fry»*i* pan. When yellow add water or i dlk *nd cook until tho rice W aoft. he® add three, four or flsc eggs (dep riding upon the number to be served), with mUk and butter; salt nod pepper season. Stir and cook us scrambled eggs, nnd the dish will bp os good as one made using double Ihe cgs*-

WoTiUf I’d * rose on my ’ But I shrink from th* (xwclng thorn; I long, but I dure not It* point defy. I long and 1 gu* forlorn, WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER. A* simple meals are Ihe accepted and expected way of saving work these busy day*: we must • strive to hav® a well-bnl»need Anl. attractive end at the Khme time appetising. It la not always easy to suit nil member* of a family, but If we endeavor to bring up tbl* genertllon to rat and enjoy all kinds of food well cooked and served, periinin In time we mny have n generation of Americans with normal appetites. We mny not like all things equally well. - but there U no reason, except where there Is some physical dl«bttl(y or Idiosyncrasy, why we mny not rat something ot all food* pineed on Ihe table. The physical development bf a child depends upon his having a variety of th- various seasonable vtgwtnbles and fruits, and It ahould be the first and Important thing to teach a child to like all kinds of .'oodchlld may be liandlrapped all through life been use In-hit youth he did not become accustomed lo rating various foods that needed apodal rare In prepnm' 1,1D to moke aiqwttiluc. nr (he Importance of such foods we* not understood. It is worth while to lo' bor with chilitren to ieach ihom to like different vcgclnblcx. |f f lir nu other renwiii than tt makes them more livable with. Wo are reaching the •tagr In our clvllpuitt'ii. when It Ta something to be nahumed of to aay: ’It doesn’t run In onr family (o tlko ■nbhiicv." The fact I* Ihe averngn Qer.«>n who doesn't lll» iiihhugc or Celery or carrot*, or nuy of the olher good things, hat not been proparly brought up. and none of u* like lo adit thnt. Bummer 'fcqwaah.—Till* deUrlnn* vegetable must he conked until lender much of the liquor evapontl.-d ■s possible. Then *ea*on well wllh *alt id butter. Tills Is Important, use plenty of hulter. Go without II rn tho tirenil for dinner, (the ISngHoh ;ieop)o think It strange that we mix bn t,. r •t dlnn-r with meat* and v-cel.ihlc*), but use i, n* oeasonliig In vcgclcWe*, •specially If you are trying to tr*<-h t.. like them. Tho proper H fully as Important a* t|,» priqier cooking and »e rein if.